Five years ago, my daughter Stephanie lived in England for a few months. In October, while she was there I crossed the pond for a visit. One cold morning she took me to the Portobello Market in Notinghill. It was there in Notinghill that I unknowingly received a message that crossed continents, … [Read more...]
Decoupaged Platters
This project is so easy and gives you a big bang for the effort... Decoupaged platters!See...This is a really easy!I'm doing this today just in case you may be able to use it for Thanksgiving! The platter is great for: Cookies, brownies, bread bowl w/ dip, sausage balls...things like … [Read more...]
Advent Garland!
I thought of this easy little project that you may want to do with your kids this Thanksgiving or whenever! Advent calendars are fun for building up excitement during the holidays~ This isn't a calendar, more like an Advent Garland or Advent Clothes-line! This uses some of the same supplies as the … [Read more...]
Take a stroll with the ghost of holidays past…
Well, I've been with the ghost of Thanksgiving's past today. I wanted to talk a bit about our family Thanksgiving traditions as I planned this years holiday, so I went back through my memories and my pictures. I laughed some, and I cried some. But I'm thinking it's not a bad thing. The crying, … [Read more...]
The girls in my family hate the Pilgrims, I blame the outfits!
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! I'm not hosting Thanksgiving Dinner, my sister Debra has that honor. But I'm helping plan. And I love it! Imagine that, me loving a party!Now, in my family we always made a pretty big deal about Thanksgiving. My girls have actually said that they like … [Read more...]